Water treating apparatus



June 5, 1951 s, TOLMAN 2,556,014

WATER TREATING APPARATUS Filed April 23, 1948 D LEVEL WA BZW.

NORMALy Ll /N VEN TOR I Patented June 5, 1.951

WATER TREATING APPARATUS Samuel L. Tolman, Grandview, Ohio, assigner to The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, a corporation ofl Ohio Application April 23, 1948, Serial No. 22,845

3 claims. 1

This invention relates to an apparatus for treating water, and the principal object of the invention is to provide an improved apparatus of this kind that includes a basin provided with walls dividing it into a plurality of flocculating cells or compartments each adapted to contain an agitator for agitating liquid therein undergoing flocculation and a dry well within the basin for housing driving mechanism for the agitators below the level of the liquid within the basin whereby the driving mechanism is not exposed to the liquid and its detrimental action and is readily accessible for lubrication, repair or replacement without necessitating the draining of the ilocculating basin.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter, the novel features and combinations being set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevational view through a ilocculating apparatus showing also a portion of the subsequent settling tank; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View showing the drive sprocket for the concentric drive shafts of a plurality of differently driven agitators, together with Vstulng boxes or packing means to prevent ow of liquid into the dry well.

The apparatus shown in the drawings includes a flocculating basin or tank I9 which, for example, may be formed of poured concrete, within which the liquid which is undergoing flocculating treatment may have a normal level as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The flocculating basin I is preferably divided into a plurality of cells or compartments by vertical partitions or walls II which preferably have central openings I2 through Which the liquid flows lfrom one compartment to the next. The last of said partitions or walls II divides the ilocculating basin from a settling tank I3 which may be provided with the usual mechanical sludge removing mechanism, or not, as desired.

The liquid to be treated in the flocculating basin ows into the rst cell by way of influent conduit I4. Within each of the cells of the basin I0 there is an individual agitating mechanism preferably in the form of a rotatable paddle wheel I8. .As illustrated in the drawings, the first three compartments have rotating paddle wheels I8 rigidly attached to the outer hollow shaft I5 of a pair of concentric shafts, the inner one of which is designated I5 and is preferably solid. As clearly illustrated in Fig..2`of the drawings, the concentric shafts I5 and I6 extend through the openings I2 in partitions or walls II 2 and they are preferably supported upon bearings Il adjacent some of said openings I2. The paddle wheel agitators I8 in the first three ce1-ls are sup'- ported on outer hollow shaft I5, as above men'- tioned, while the paddle wheels I8 in the last two cells are mounted upon the inner shaft I6.

As hereinafter described, the shafts 4I5 and I6 are preferably driven at different speeds, and the shaft I5 is preferably driven at the greater speed, since the agitation is preferably progressively decreased from compartment to compartment as liquid flows through the agitating basin, and the retention time of the'liquid is preferably progressively increased as said material flows through successive cells of said ilocculating basin.

The two concentric shafts I5 and I6 project through an upright end wall I9 adjacent the influent end of the occulating basin or tank I0, which wall I9 also constitutes a wall of a dry well 20. Within the dry well 20 there is a supporting bearing 2I which supportsthe shaft I6 directly and the shaft I5 indirectly. Shaft I6 extends be- .vond the shaft I5 and it carries Ia sprocket 22 driven from a head shaft 23 through a sprocket 24 and a chain 25. Head shaft 23 is driven from a motor 26, preferably through reduction gearing. The hollow shaft I5 carries a sprocket 21 located within the Well 20, which is driven from the head shaft 23 through a sprocket 28 and chain 29.

To prevent the liquid in the basin I0 flowing into the dry well 20, a seal or stuffing box 30 is provided between said hollow shaft I5 and said solid shaft I6, the seal 30 being essentially of standard construction, the details of which are readily ascertained from Fig. 2 of the drawings. Between the hollow shaft I5 and the wall I9 there is a second seal or stuffing box 3I. The seal 3'I is likewise of generally standard construction except that some special provision is, of course, necessary because of the wall I9. To this end the hole or opening in the wall I 9 through which the shafts I5 and IB extend is provided with a metal cylinder 32 which is rigidly held in place when the wall I9 is poured. Cylinder 32 carries an internal ring 33 provided with a bushing 34 which has'a close t with the external surface of shaft I5 and constitutes one bearing support thereof.

TheI cup portion of stuiling box 3| is welded to a'vdisc like vplate 35 which is bolted by bolts 36 anchored by Wa-ll I9 when it is poured, there preferably being a packing gasket 31 interposed between the plate 35 and the wall I9 as well as cylinder 32 and ring 33.

AFrom the ,foregoing description it is-readily ap- 1 3 parent that I have provided an improved water treating apparatus in which there is a basin I that is divided by walls into a plurality of occulating compartments and a dry well 20 the bottom of which extends below the level of the liquid in the occulating compartments. It will also be seen that the bottom Wall of the dry well coopcrates with otherlwallsrof the basinflllincluding its bottom 'wall and the `vwall I9 to form an opening or passageway I4 in the basin through which liquid ows into the first occulating compart-iVIA ment of the basin I Il. The outer concentricshatt 1 I extends from the dry Well 2|] through the shaft seal 3| carried within the drySWell'fZO'iIby-tlfe Wall- I9 into the rst ilocculating chambers of the5 basin III and in each of these occulating chambers the shaft I5 carries and drives-an'ragitatorl. individual to each chamber and the shaft I6 extends from within the dry well 20 through thel outer shaft.I5 and into the last of the occulatingfcoinpartments :where it carries "and'zdrives an agitator.' I 8 individual Ito each or these 'comparti m-entsy: Thefend of i Outer shaft I 5 withinithea dry. v well- 20'risfsea'led .to the" shaft' I6 by-.thei-stuing' boxlf'orsliaft seal 3l).

It is important toznotethat byei'nployin'g-the construction and: arrangement abovev described none sof f the driving' mechanism for drii'fin'gf'therY shaftsISand'I6,4 is-"required to operate'inrorbef exposedfto i the liquid undergoing" occu'lati'on in" thel' basin"` I, kand thatthe driving'mechanism carriedwithin the vdrywell 2'be1ow' the-level of i theliquidfrin the basin IlTis always'dry and-exposed 4 tola: mechanic wholmay'en'ter the dry Well" 201'te'lubricateor'repair'it.V The construction" also? provides 1 for the'. rotation' of I' the shafts I5 and 6T atdiiierent 'speeds which -is desirable in` the-cculating'apparatus. The'different'speeds* are'provided, of fcourse, by 'virtue-10i" the: diieren't sizesfin: the sprocketg'u" and 28,: even" thought sprockets'22 and 21 farefthe 'samefsize asfthey are i illustrated.v

vObvic'iuslyfthoselskilled inthe art mayfmakevariu'sfichangsf'in thev details vand arrangement off parts 'i without departing from the 'spirit andi scope of Y' the' invention as deinedv by the claims heretorfappendedgland I thereforewish not to `be restricted. to `-th`ef precisefconstructionherein dis:Y closed.

Having -thus'fdescribed and 'shown an embodiment ofmyfinvention, whatI 'desire 'tr'secure by LetterslPatent-'of thef"Uni`ted States visi l v1i Water treating apparatus fincludinga'basin" adaptedtol contain liquid, wallfmeans dividing"r4 sai'dbasin" into aVA plurality of cculating 'com'- partmentsand aL dry-r` well,` the f said wall *means betweenr said 'occulating'compartmentsfincluding openings through which liquid may ilow fromone floeculating compartment to' the next; saidxdiyl Wellbengrlatone end of'said'basin and extending* bel'w'thelevel of lrthe liquid insaid basin; aepair" of'concentric shafts in 'said-basin belowfthe lvel off'theliquid thereinthe outer of which'e'xtends fromE said idry wellintoone of said l'cculating ccr'rnziartments and" the inner of which" extends-f' iromsaid` dry well through theouterfshaft and". into anotherl ofsaid Y'occulating"compartments; individual .agitatormechanismsf inA` each'4 of 'said flrlcculating compartments each-carried b'y one of saidlshaftsf shaft'i sealing means-"within said dry' 7 well 5. associated with". said 'shafts' fort" preventing thefentrance'into said dry well of liquid from said? basin,-,a sprocket carriedfby each' of said shafts within said dry Well, a motor andh'eadshaft carb rying` a?.y pair s 'ofi sprockets'. above said Y, dry# well,

chains interconnecting each of said head shaft sprockets with one of said shaft sprockets within the dry well, said sprockets being of such sizes that said concentric shafts are driven at different 5 speeds with respect to each other, and wall means including a wall of said dry Well cooperating to form a passageway for liquid connected with the occulatingicompartment .adjacent saidy dry well.

2i Water'treating apparatus including fa basin f 10 adapted to contain liquid, Wall means dividing said basin into a plurality of occulating compartmentsandga dry well, the said wall means between said'occulating compartments including openings throughV which liquid may flow from one'iloccul'ating compartment to the next, said dry wellbeing at one end of said basin and ex tendingnbelow the level of the liquid in said basin,

a pair of concentric shafts in said basin below the -`flevel`of 'the liquid therein the outer of which extends from said dry well-into one of said iiocculatingeicompartments and thexinn'er of zwhich'fiex'- tends f-frcmf said dry; well through the foutershaft andi into another ofI said flocculatingg comparta ments, individual agitator mechanisms` in .'Iea'chzby onetof said shafts,l shaft sealing means-within: said dry well associated with said 'shafts :forfpre'e venting the entrance vintoV saidy dry well .of .liquidey from Asaid basin, meanswithin said dry.well belowTVI the @level l,ofthe liquid in said basin for driving# said shafts at: differenty speeds with respect-tof eachother, and wall means including awallroff said i. dry 'Well cooperating to" form a -passageway:4 for' liquid Jconnected with the-iiocculatingf'comL vpartrnent adjacent said dry well.

3; Water treating apparatus includingcaf basin adapted to containliquid, wall meansfdividingf said basin into azplura-lity;of,.1occu1atingjcomf partments and a drywell, thefbottomvfwallioffsaid dryiwellcooperatingto providea conduit through which .liquid may now, the` said` wall` means fbew tween said occulating:compartmentsinciudingai openings through which liquid may'iiowfrom'one 'occulatingcompartment tothe next; said" wa'll means providing said kdry well in .saidzba'sinexe tending' below the llevel of thei liquidinv said'i occulating compartments, agitatorsl in' saidl occulatingcompartments including sealed-.shaft meansl extending into said, dry. well, whereby' vmechanism for driving the agitatorsi inf saidlfV occu-latinggcompartments'may -be 'housedin said; dryxwell .within said basin and below the-.levelvor: said liquid'.y

SAMUEL L. TOLMANI" REFER'ENCESf CITED They following. references are ot record'in'.,tlriei le of lithis;A patent UNITED f STATES PATENTS.

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111,518?y Switzerland v Aug.` 17, 1925i .g'lOO' Great Britain ,Sptl 17, 19353 625,884iv France A-ug, 22,319'2If-f' of fsaid occulatingy, compartments each carried?,A 

